Garment steaming device



Dec. 20, 1938; c. R. LENDLE GARMENT STEAMING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1937 3 sheets-sheet 2 Z x w a a 0w 9 a 4 4 5,. e z i W a.

ATTORNEY! Dec. 20, 1-938. c. R. LENDLE GARMENT STEAMING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEYS WITNESS Patented Dec.20, 1 938 i a 2,140,961

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT STEAMING DEVICE Carl R. Lendle, Youngstown, Ohio Applicatio'n April 26, 1937, Serial No. 139,087

' 3 Claims. (Cl. 223-11) This invention relates to a garment renovating the cabinet or the hood 2 thereof and also a guard and sterilizing device wherein steam is employed flange ll secured to the hood 2. The movable as a renovating medium and has for the prisection thus mounted is free to slide which will mary object the provision of a device of this charbe prevented from having an undue wabbling mo- 5 aster which will thoroughly clean a garment of tion whilebeing slid from one position'to another. 5 dirt and other foreign matter without danger of A skirt or protective flange i2 is secured to the damaging the fabric of the garment or shrinking movable section 5 and projects over the base to the latter. conceal the rollers ill from view and also to 'pre- With these and other objects in view, this in-v vent some foreign object coming in contact with in vention consists in certain novel features of com the rollers and thereby interf h the Slidl0 struction, combination and arrangement of parts ins mov t t mevable Sect/nd to be hereinafter more fully described and The cylindrical portioni of the cabinet is lined claimed. l with insulation i3 and a fabric covering I5 is po- For a complete understanding of my invention, Sitioned over the insulation and extends into the 13 reference is to be had to the following description hood 2. A skeleton frame I6 is arranged in the II and accompanying drawings, in which hood 2 for supporting the fabric i5 therein and in Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section iisubstantially dome-shape. The fabric at the top lustrating a garment renovating device conof the dome formed within the hood is cut away structed in accordance with my invention and and the latter is also cut away to form an exhaust so open to permit the application of a garment to p n g o t d va sat -ty va v 8 a d no the form thereof. v the latter is actuated by the manipulation'of .a Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on crank handle I! arranged exteri f y f the h o the line 2-4 of Figure l.- 2. A resilient clamp is carried by the hood to Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line s s the r nk h n 9 f r th purp of gs 3-3 of Figure 2. A v securing the gate valve in any of its adjusted poa Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on th li sitions. A box-like structure 2| is carried by the 4-"4 of Figure 2. V p hood 2 and is arranged over the exhaust opening 8 '5 is a fragmentary sectional view showand'has connected thereto an exhaust pipe 22 in ing a combined hand grip and garment fastening h 'op ii Suction fan dliven y an device applied to the form. electric motor 24 mounted on the hood 2. The so Figure 6 is a fragmentary verti al e ti l electricmotor is connected to the fan in any suitview illustrating the steam exhaust means located I .able way Such 8 y an endless lt- 38 sholm at at one side of the device instead of on top of the 7 device as shown in Figure 1. While I have described the exhaust opening I'I g Referring in detail to the drawings, the numer- .as being located in the top of the hood 2 it may 5 al i indicates a cabinet consisting of a hood or be located in one i Of the h indicated top section 2, an intermediate cylindrical portion at h the exhaust P p 2! extending r 3 including a fixed section 4 and a movable sec- T e dome-S aped portionof the fabric 00ntion 5 and a hollow base 6- supported by legs 1. tacts t inner end o e x aust pipe 2 a d s The hood 2 is fixed to the section 4 while the provided With an p g cont olled by a gate movable section 5 iscapable of sliding free relavalve 28 mounted for movement in the exhaust tive'to the hood and the base as well as the fixed r and on the skeleton a e section. The sections 4 and 5 each form one- The base 5 consists a tubular p rt on 29 half of the cylindrical portion ofv the cabinet so to which the legs are S ed and also a bot-' 5 that when the movable section 5 is slid about the Wall carried by the tubular 90mm! 29 section 4 approximately one-half of the cylindriis Skirt guard 3 Shielding e legs- Carcal portion is open to expose a garment form I so ried by the cylindrical portion above the botconstructed as to support a garment as if worn tom Wall 39 15 an annular Casting 32 P di by a person; Ahand rail 8 is secured to the movit track for the rollers l0 and is offset to form able ection 5 for facilitating the sliding of said Sn annular chamber 33 in which are located the 50 section into'positions for opening and closing the' o v o s Of a c i p p The n s of the cabinet. The movable section 5 is supported by coil pipe re connected tea Steam Supply P p upper and lower groups of rollers 9 and ii. The 31. Steam entering the coil pipe 34' will heat lower group of rollers ll ride upon the base while the casting 3!. Arranged adjacent the coil pipe the upper group of rollers contact the walls of is an annular spray nozzle 35 which receives heat a from the coil pipe 34 and is connected to the steam pipe 31 by a pipe having a control valve 36; Steam passing through and from the annular spray nozzle will be heated by heat derived from the coil pipe 34 obviating any possibility of the steam becoming chilled before escaping from the spray nozzle.

The steam supply Pipe 31 is connected to a separator 38 towhich a drain pipe 39 is conis connected to the separator 38 at the upper end thereof and is connected to the valve 36 and also to a valve 43 of a steam pipe 44, the latter extending through the base under the bottom 30. The separator 38 acts to remove water from the steam so that the steam escaping from the nozzle 35 will be substantially dry. The base or casting 32 thereof being heated will prevent the steam chilling when leaving the nozzle 35 for passage up into the cabinet about the form I.

The form 7 is supported by rollers 45 which ride on the wall 30 of the base so that the form may be rotated within thecabinet and to facilitate the rotation of said form, members of the type shown at 46 may be secured on the form and equipped with handles 41. The members 46 carry a plurality of pins'48 on which the garment may be fastened for holding said garment properly draped on the form, the garment being indicated fragmentarily as shown at 49. The form I is perforated substantially throughout its length and the lower end of the form is closed by a wall 50 on which the rollers 45 are mounted. A shield is'secured to the lower portion of the form to prevent .the direct escape of steam from the nozzle 35 onto the lower portion of the garment eliminating any danger of the garment being burnt or otherwise injured by too hot steam.

A steam jet 53 is located in the form I and extends through the wall 50 of said form in the shape of a pipe, as indicated at 54, and is.connected to a fitting 55 carried by the wall 30 of the base. The fitting 55 connects the pipe 54 to the steam pipe 44. A bearing sleeve 56 is journaled'on the pipe 54 and is secured to the wall 58 of the form 1, as shown at 51. The part 51. also supports a steam distributing cylinder 58 in which the nozzle 53 is located. The cylinder 58 has a series offperforations 59 located in a plane above the nozzle 50 and also has located therein -a perforated spider '60 arranged below the perforations 59 and supporting a substantiallyspherical-shaped deflector 6| positioned over the nozzle 53 for the purpose of deflecting the steam downwardly in the cylinder 58 as it leaves the nozzle: and bringing about an even distribution of the steam within the cylinder for escape therefrom by way of the perforations 59. The steam escaping into the form Thus the latter and. passes therefrom 'by way of the perforationsin the form contacting the garment on the interior thereof sothat said steam may travel through ,the fabric of the garment and escape to the interior of the cabinet. The steam -the steam after the steaming operation.

passing through the fabric of the garment will loosen and carry'to the outer surface of the fabric dirt and other foreign matter and the steam discharged by the nozzle and passing over the exterior of the garment will take up the dislodged foreign matter. With the suction fan 23 in operation, the steam discharged into the cabinet will be caused to pass rapidly from the cabinet and away from the garment before condensing thereby reducing the amount that the garment will be moistened. By keeping the gelment as dry as possible, the liability of shrinkage is reduced to a minimum. The amount of suction from the fan in the cabinet can be controlled by the gate valve l8 and if at any time it is desired to steam a garment without the escape of the steam the gate valve I8 is closed and only opened when it is desired to exhaust Of course, an operation of this kind will wet a garment to a greater extent than the previously described operation. I

A valve 62 is connected to the steam pipe 42 and has connected thereto a flexible hose 63. A suitable spray nozzle 84 is connected to the hose 63 and is equippedwith a hand grip 65. The nozzle 64 is employed when it is desired to hand-steam a garmentor a portion thereof when held exteriorly of the cabinet. Normally the nozzle 64 is supported on the'hand rail 8, as shown in Figure 2, with the valve 62 closed.

It is to be understood that the pipe 22 conveys the exhaust of steam from the cabinet to the atmosphere exteriorly of theroom in which the cabinet is located.

A disinfectant receptacle 66 is connected in the pipe 44 so that the steam passing to the nozzle 53' will become impregnated with disinfectant whereby the garment steamed will be also sterilized.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment renovating device comprising a cabinet, an exhaust 'means connected to said cabinet, a perforated garment form located in the cabinet, means for introducing steam in the cabinet outwardly of the form, means for introducing steam interiorly of the form for'passing through the fabric of a garment on the form, and a shield carried by the form to prevent the steam from the first-named means from damaging the fabric of the garment adjacent where said steam enters the cabinet.

2. A garment renovating device comprising a said nozzle, a perforated cylinder overlying the nozzle, a semispherical-shaped deflector arranged between the nozzle and the cylinder, and means connected to the steam supply for introducing steam into the cabinet exteriorly of the form.

3. A garment renovating device comprising a cabinet, exhaust means for said cabinet, a garment form mounted in said cabinet, a steam nozzle for introducing steam into the cabinet exteriorly of the form, a steam heating coil connected to and located adjacent the nozzle, a steam supply means connected to said coil, and means for introducing steam to the interior of the form and connected to the steam supply.

' CARL R. LENDLE. 

